As such, Intercontinental Hanoi Hotel offers up to 80 per cent off room rates while Intercontinental Nha Trang presents a 3-day-2-night promotion to travellers with a price of VND2.6 million ($110) per room. Marriott Phu Quoc, in addition to a discount on room rates of 68 per cent, also offers guests a complimentary breakfast. … [Read more...] about Staycation trend embraces local beauties
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Airlines told to fly to nearby locations as Saigon, Hanoi airports start upgrade work
The ministry called on the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) on Wednesday to instruct airlines to divert a part of their services to Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong City and Tho Xuan airport in Thanh Hoa, 123 km and 170 km from Hanoi, and to Can Tho airport in Can Tho City and Cam Ranh airport in Nha Trang, around 200 km and 300 km from HCMC. … [Read more...] about Airlines told to fly to nearby locations as Saigon, Hanoi airports start upgrade work
Sweltering weather to hit Central Vietnam today
As for the mountainous Northern region, the convergence zone of winds at 5,000 meters will continue to appear in the region, resulting in scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting. … [Read more...] about Sweltering weather to hit Central Vietnam today
British pilot patient to be repatriated to the UK after recovering
Cameron will be brought from HCM City to Hanoi on July 12. The representative of Vietnam Airlines, where the man worked as a pilot, will also come to the airport to say farewell. The flight is supposed to take off at Tan Son Nhat Airport at 7 pm and land at Noi Bai Airport at 9.10 pm on the same day. Vietnam Airlines usually organise a direct flight from HCM City to London. However, because of Covid-19, the authorities granted permission for a direct flight from Hanoi to London on July 12. The local authorities will create favourable conditions so that the procedures at the airport will go smoothly. According to an employee at Vietnam Airlines, they often use the Airbus 350 for the flights to the UK, however, since the patient is a member of the Boeing 787 team, they will carry him to the UK on this plane as a farewell. A 22-member crew will be on the flight including six pilots and 16 flight attendants. There will be three doctors and six oxygen cylinders on the plane to monitor … [Read more...] about British pilot patient to be repatriated to the UK after recovering
Doctors’ treatment protocols save severely ill COVID-19 patients
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Doctors and scientists in Vietnam who have been using various therapies and medicines to treat COVID-19, a new disease that has no standard treatment protocols, have been able to save a number of critically ill patients. A 43-year-old patient, a British pilot with Vietnam Airlines, who was critically ill for months, is now being treated at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City, where he has had a "miraculous recovery", according to a report from the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The patient has not had to use ventilation for 60 hours, and respiration has recovered. He is conscious and can communicate with doctors and nurses. His kidneys, heart, and liver functions have also improved. However, the muscle strength of his legs remains weak. He has physical therapy twice a day, and no longer needs antibiotics. As of … [Read more...] about Doctors’ treatment protocols save severely ill COVID-19 patients
